Photo Credit: Barron Sherer

JOHN WILLIAM BAILLY

John William Bailly is a French–American artist born in the UK. He received his MFA in painting and printmaking from Yale University, and has been a Faculty Fellow of the Honors College at Florida International University since 2004. His work explores the random nature of information and the methods we employ we process it. Utilizing juxtapositions of diverse data and multiple historical references, Bailly’s work intends for us to reflect on the manner in which we conceptualize our realities. His works have been exhibited at University of Maine Museum of Art, Patricia and Philip Frost Museum of Art, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Texas State University, as well as other venues in the US and France. He was awarded the South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship for Visual and Media Artists and a State of Florida Individual Artist Grant. In 2007, Bailly and critically acclaimed poet Richard Blanco produced a collaborative project, Place of Mind.

 

EDUCATION
MFA, Yale University School of Art
BFA, Florida International University
AA, Miami Dade College

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Perez Art Museum Miami, Miami, Florida
The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
The Zillman Art Museum at the University of Maine, Bangor, Maine

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2019
The Roses of Fibonacci
LnS GALLERY, Miami, FL

2017
10,000 Years of Miami
Miami International Airport, Miami, FL

2016
10,000 Years of Miami
Deering Estate, Miami, FL

2014
The City
Center for Visual Communication, Miami, FL

2013
Cinquante Fifty
Clos des Arts, Brindas, France

Place of Mind Curated by George Kinghorn
University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor

Place of Mind
ClampArt, New York City

2010
Cinquante Fifty
The Patricia & Philip Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL

2009
A Bit of Colored Ribbon Curated by George Kinghorn
University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor

Bloody Noses and Cracked Crowns
David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL

2008
Pax Romana Curated by Mary Mikel Stump
Texas State University, San Marcos

Civitates Orbis Terrarum Curated by George Kinghorn
Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville

2005
Wonder World
The Art Gallery at Government Center, Miami, FL

Atlas and Index
Old Capitol Complex, Tallahassee

2003
John Bailly: Passion for the Ineffable
Curated by Janis Gallo
Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedi

2002
Encyclopedia
Borders Art Gallery, Miami, FL

Young Lions Curated by Jennifer Gray
Frances Wolfson Gallery, Miami, FL

Crossroads at the Tender Bridge
MDC Kendall Campus Art Gallery, Miami, FL

Knights of the Round Table
Espanola Way Art Center, Miami Beach, FL

1995
The Death of Man
Miami-Dade Cultural Resource Center, Miami, FL

1988
I Shot the Mona Lisa and Now I’m Serving Life
Curated by Barbara Young
South Miami Public Library, Miami, FL

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019
THE ARTFUL BOOK 
LnS Gallery, Miami, FL

2017
Oolite
LnS Gallery, Miami, FL

The Collective Debut
LnS Gallery, Miami, FL

MemoryLab 2017 Curated by Kevin Arrow and Barron Sherer
HistoryMiami Museum, Miami, FL

2016
Instalike or Not? Curated by Carol Jazzar
The Index Gallery, Miami, FL

2013
Paint City Curated by Pip Brant
Florida International University, Miami Beach Urban Studios, Miami Beach, FL

2010
A Sense of Place Curated by Guerra de la Paz
Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art, Miami, FL

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Continued)

2009
GEO-Graphic
Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts, Miami, FL

DOGS Curated by Barbara Young
Miami-Dade Public Library, Miami, FL

25 Florida Fellowships
University Gallery UF, Gainesville, FL

2008
Florida Visual Artist Fellowships Exhibition
Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL

Miami Contemporary Artists
NiBa, Miami, FL

Florida Art Museum Directors Association Fellowship Exhibition Curated by Amy Vigilante
Kendall Campus Art Gallery, Miami-Dade College, Miami, FL

2007
Place of Mind- A Collaborative Project with Richard Blanco Curated by Denise Delgado
Miami-Dade Public Library Main Branch, Miami, FL

2006
2006 Visual Art Fellowship Exhibition
Lighthouse Center for the Arts, Tequesta, FL

Nu Work Curated by George Kinghorn
FAU – University Galleries, Boca Rato, FL

2005
30th Parallel: A Convergence of Contemporary Painting Curated by George Kinghorn
Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, FL

Recent Acquisitions: ArtBank Collection
Stephen P. Clark Government Center, Miami, FL

DRAW
Son Espace Gallery, Palafrugell, Spain

Homegrown
Miami Art Lab, Miami

All Art Collections Start Small
The Art Gallery at Government Center, Miami, FL

2004
Miami: Visions of Now Curated by Carlos Betancourt
J. Johnson Gallery, Jacksonville, FL

2004
Against the Law
Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL

Assembly Required
World Arts Building, Miami, FL

2003
Made in Florida: Figurative Works Curated by Barbara Hill
The von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL

2002
Fat Painting Curated by Samantha Salzinger
Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL

The No Show
Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL

Mirror Mirror
Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL

2001
Jericho
Hagit Contemporary, Miami, FL

2000
Small Works
Dorsch Gallery, Miami, FL

Art Department Faculty Exhibition
Sandford Gallery, Clarion University, Clarion

Sarasota Biennial Curated by Mark Ormond
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota

UM and FIU Alumni Exhibit
Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami, FL
“Southern Graphics Council,” University of Miami, Miami, FL